Job Description

About the role

We are looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to complete our lovely, friendly team of 5 at Delaware Veterinary Group. We currently have 3 RVN's, 1 SVN and 1 VCA at our Yeovil small animal practice site in beautiful Somerset.

The ideal candidate will be motivated, enthusiastic and have excellent communication skills, all essential to work well in a team. We are passionate about our client care and the care of their pets.

The usual nursing duties are expected involving inpatient hospital care, theatre practice and laboratory work. Outpatient nursing care is equally important as we run busy nurse clinics. There is a small amount of reception cover required especially for holidays.

Working hours

This is a full-time position and our current team work 37.5 hours per week including weekend hours, but we can offer a full 40 hour per week contract if interested.

You will be required to work 1 in 5 Saturday mornings, 1 in 10 inpatient weekends and 1 weekday inpatient duty, with a 1 in 5 Friday inpatient duty.

There is no emergency on call but the rota is in place to look after inpatients that are not transferred to our out of hours provider.

Because our employee's matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:

Work life balance6.6 weeks annual leave Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service Your birthday as a paid day off


WellbeingEnhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay Private Medical Insurance Cycle to Work scheme Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membership Non-accidental injury support


Development550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid pro rata Certificate support Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding Infection Prevention and Control Programme Quality Improvement Programme


Professional MembershipsVDS cover RCVS fees


AdditionalPawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer Discounted staff pet care

Up to 32,469 p/a DOE